It is set around 300 years after the events of KOTOR (placed at 3956 BBY), which puts it around 3600 years before the events of the original trilogy. 3653 BBY is the most common date, however the storyline of the game expands both before and after that.

Is swtor before or after KOTOR?

The MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) is set just three hundred years or so after the events of KOTOR and its sequel - so while it doesn't serve as an immediate continuation of its events, it does carry on its story.

Are the events of swtor canon?

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a series of video games developed by BioWare and published by LucasArts. ... The games from the Star Wars franchise are generally not considered canon.